1. (Medicine) protecting from or preventing disease. 2. protective or preventive. n. 3. (Medicine) a prophylactic drug or device, esp a condom. [C16: via French from Greek prophulaktikos, from prophulassein to guard by taking advance measures, from pro-Â² + phulax a guard]. (ËproÊ fÉËlaek fÉËlÃ¦k, tÉªk ËprÉf-). É. adj. n
How to Celebrate Mother's Day. Mother's Day is a global holiday that takes place on different days in spring depending on where you live. In most countries, Motherâs Day is the second Sunday in May. It can be difficult deciding what to do to celebrate your mom on Motherâs Day. The key is to consider what she would want most, and then plan to make the day a special one for her.
Mother's Day in Latvia was celebrated for the first time in 1922. Since 1934, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May. After the end of the soviet occupation of Baltic states celebration was resumed in 1992. Mothers are also honored on International Women's Day.